UPDATE: Hoggard explains in the comments that there are two different reports. The one for the City is linked here by the Rhino, alongside this article. Hoggard says, "I've not been able to track down when the City study was approved and funded... and by whom." The essence of the original post (below) remains true; in fact, it's now multiplied by two. We need more transparency from the City and the downtown power-brokers.
UPDATE: Hoggard on the "Great White Fathers" who know what's best for you.
The N&R and BizJournal have written about a consultant's report commissioned by Downtown Greensboro Inc.
Action Greensboro is quoted in the news articles, so I guess they've got a copy.
The report, by H. Blount Hunter Retail & Real Estate Research, The cultural-district report will be "unveiled" today at a City Council briefing.
Where's my copy? Where's your copy? If the report is online, I can't find it.
The poohbahs get their copies in advance, the information is filtered through the corporate media, and then a small group discusses it.
Maybe we'll see a copy online after the folks behind the velvet ropes have all been served.
I received a copy on CD two weeks ago from a city gov't operative. I should have posted it (50+ page PDF file) and was going to...
The Rhino wrote about it last week and posted a link off of this article: http://greensboro.rhinotimes.com/Articles-i-2008-08-21-183428.112113_Plan_Says_City_Should_Buy_NR_Parking_Lot.html
The study and report is a major undertaking and one that has obviously been in the works for a long, long time. As Hammer points out: now I understand why getting the old Ice House building torn down was such an imperative.
Posted by: David Hoggard | Aug 26, 2008 at 09:37 AM
Sorry about not making that into a hyperlink. Handle that, won't you, Ed?
Forgot to mention...
We are talking about two different reports here.
The one about downtown retail was commissioned by AG and DGI. The one about the "cultural District" was commissioned by the city.
So far, I've not been able to track down when the City study was approved and funded... and by whom.
Posted by: David Hoggard | Aug 26, 2008 at 09:45 AM